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Tim Duy is the Director of Undergraduate Studies of the Department of Economics at the University of Oregon and the Director of the Oregon Economic Forum.

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The Bernanke of 2003

Sep 27, 2011| 

Ryan Avent reminds us of a depressing point: …Ben Bernanke seems to have forgotten everything he once knew about the crises in the 1930s and in Japan in the... Read »

Working on the Wrong Margins

Sep 22, 2011| 

Brad DeLongs offers some tepid support of yesterday’s FOMC outcome.  At the moment ten-year Treasury bonds are selling at a present-value discount of20 14%,... Read »

Quick FOMC Reaction

Sep 21, 2011| 

Only time for a quick response now – running to an event in five minutes.  The FOMC just announced another step toward easing, moving foward with “Operating... Read »

Not the 1970s – The World is Simply Different

Sep 20, 2011| 2

Today former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volker pulled out the specter of the 1970’s to rail against those suggesting room for a higher inflation target, holding... Read »

Fed Watch: Rearranging the Deck Chairs

Sep 19, 2011| 

Here we are, again staring down the barrel of an FOMC meeting while deeply entrenched in a subpar equilibrium, with output well below the pre-recession trend and  ... Read »

A Modest Monetary Proposal

Sep 12, 2011| 

I have been reading and rereading Raghuram Rajan’s piece questioning the effectiveness of proposals to raise inflation targets.  I tend to be pretty sympathetic... Read »

Are We Headed for Recession?

Sep 6, 2011| 1

I thought this might be an easier way to get back into the game after an extended hiatus. Does the economy need more stimulus? Always good to start with a softball... Read »

Fed Watch: Weak Medicine

Aug 10, 2011| 

The Federal Reserve pronounced on the state of the economy, and the assessment wasn’t pretty.  I think this was pretty much the only good news: However, business... Read »

Be Wary of Entitlement Reform

Aug 7, 2011| 3

I stumbled on this Robert Samuelson op-ed piece via Marginal Revolution.  I think Tyler Cowen was impressed with this sentence: Older Americans do not intend to... Read »

Jobs Report and the Fed

Aug 5, 2011| 

The jobs report was somewhat better than expectations.  Admittedly, this isn’t saying much.  But it was “good” enough to give the Fed pause... Read »

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